When having repeated interactions with a service provider, a service consumer might desire guarantees on the delivery of the service. These guarantees involve both functional and n...
This paper describes West2East, a Computer-Aided Agent-Oriented Software Engineering toolkit aimed at supporting the implementation of multiagent systems. West2East exploits langua...
Abstract. The use of XML as a format for message exchange makes Web services well suited for composition of heterogeneous components. However, since clients must manage differences...
A recurring theme during the CODATA 2000 conference (Lake Maggiore, Italy, 15 - 19 October 2000) was the increasing convergence in data-rich branches of science between the storag...
Emerging computational paradigms such as global and ubiquitous computing require some rethinking and innovative research ideas in many computer science areas. In this work, we aim...